Yeah, basically if assassination with swords was viable I would be a happy undead. The only thing I dislike about assassination is the dagger requirement when I'd rather be swinging swords around.

"It appears the Darkspear Rebellion has officially begun which means your time harassing us in our own home is over, Orc. By order of the Dark Lady all Kor'kron scum within our fair city are to lie in a mound. We do hope you enjoyed your stay with us. Deathstalkers! Kill them all but leave something for the meat wagons if you would. We'll fling what's left of them over Orgimmar's walls."

Doubtful. They said weapons, rings, necks, and trinkets will not change depending on spec. They'll have AP or SP (exclusively; not dynamically like primaries on armor) instead of a primary for more class crossover.

If the jerk devs would just let rogues mog daggers into swords/axes/maces, that would be the best answer visually. But no, they got a bug up their butts about how it affects animation, which you'd have to squint at with your face right up to the monitor to see any uninspiring rogue animation anyways...